HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter #014 Sobia Shakeel
Butler, Bric
From:Sobia Shakeel <sobia_1999@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, November 5, 2024 12:21 PM
To:Butler, Bric; Green, Anthony; Joshi, Anita; Locke, Ryan A; Minnaar, Shannon; Ayers,
Teresa; Aasen, Adam P; Worrell, Jeff; Snyder, Matt; Taylor, Rich
Subject:Stout Property PUD - Denial Requested
Follow Up Flag:Follow up
Flag Status:Flagged
Dear Planning Commission & City Council Members:
I am wri?ng to request you deny the proposed development on the Stout Property at 126th St. and Towne Road. As a
property owner located nearby and parent of students in Carmel Clay Schools, I am concerned the development
proposal poses safety risks for our area and exceeds the recommended density for the current zoning of S1 and the
Comprehensive Plan recommenda?on for West Carmel. The density of the proposed development is very out of
character with the surrounding neighborhoods. Comprehensive zoning and city planning are a key differen?ator for
West Carmel and why people choose to live in our area over others. Approving a plan that exceeds the Comprehensive
Plan recommenda?on would undermine the value of the Comprehensive Plan and would not make any sense.
The increased density will undoubtedly increase traffic in an area that re?rees, neighborhood residents and pets, and
school children walk around on a daily basis. The Village of West Clay surrounds the area, and a large number of children
walk and ride their bike to Creekside Middle and the elementary schools. 126th Street at Towne Road is the main artery
that Village of West Clay students use to walk and ride their bikes to the Creekside campus. The road frontage of the
proposed development also directly connects Hamilton County's Coxhall Gardens and the Village of West Clay, and as
such is the site of a lot of pedestrian and cyclist ac?vity as our area neighbors frequently visit this marquee park and
garden area. To increase by a substan?al number the cars on the Towne Road, specifically ingressing and egressing from
126th Street, poses a severe safety risk to pedestrians and cyclists in the area.
Any development approved for this area should be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, the surrounding
neighborhoods' density and ameni?es (so as not to cause an undue "freerider" burden on surrounding neighborhoods'
ameni?es), and should have very specific features around pedestrian and cyclist safety and a plan to minimize the
increased risk of traffic accidents. Also, I have not reviewed the poten?al environmental impacts of the lot coverage
ra?os or water runoff impacts but I presume the City will do so as part of its review process. (Presumably, the
Comprehensive Plan took these issues into account when se?ng out our beau?ful and safe city of Carmel's standards for
development.)
I respec?ully request that you deny this proposed development PUD as currently planned.
Thank You
Sobia Shakeel
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